What color is #D3BEAE?

#D3BEAE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3BEAE?

The RGB value is 211, 190, 174: 211 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3BEAE?

The complementary color is #AEC3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3BEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3BEAE color

#D3BEAE rgb(211, 190, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3BEAE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 74.5% green and 68.2% blue (211, 190, 174).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#D3BEAE color codes

HEX	`#D3BEAE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 190, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 74.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, 4.84, 10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 11.82, 65.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.917, 53.733, 47.62)`
Decimal	`13876910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3BEAE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D3BEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3BEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D3BEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3beae; }
.text { color: #d3beae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3beae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 190 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3beae, #d3d1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D3BEAE?: #D3BEAE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3BEAE?: The RGB value is 211, 190, 174: 211 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3BEAE?: The complementary color is #AEC3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3BEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.